C.N.Rys. Newmarket M4.58—C.P.Ry. North Toronto M5.27

Railway C.N.Rys. C.P.Ry.
Subdivision: Newmarket North Toronto
Mileage: 4.58 5.27
Location: NW of Lansdowne Avenue/Dupont Street
Toronto
(York County)

Canadian National Railways

Newmarket Subdivision
M. 4.58 Canadian Pacific Railway crossing; interlocking. (B.T.C. 47436)

Canadian Pacific Railway

Railway crossing at grade with C.N.R. at mileage 5.27—Interlocked.

Date Event
1898-03c 2 Semaphores South of Davenport. North and South of Diamond Crossing of Canadian Pacific Railway. Worked by signalman at Diamond, for protection of trains passing over DiamondInstructions Regarding the Use of Semaphores (Grand Trunk Railway of Canada) pg. 54
1929-07-28 Appears as not interlocked in time tableCN.CR.SOD.TT.33.
1931 C.P.Ry. installs Union table interlocker Style "TC" (three levers) for control of the Davenport Diamond in the elevated cabin at Symington AvenueSignaling Construction During 1931, Railway Signaling Vol. 25, January 1932, pg. 4; Signaling Change on Canadian Pacific, Railway Signaling Vol. 30, December 1937, pg. 687. It appears that the levers were assigned as follows:
  1. North Toronto Subdivision Eastward Track;
  2. North Toronto Subdivision Westward Track;
  3. Allandale Subdivision; and
  4. Spare
1934-09-30 Appears as interlocked in time tableCN.CR.SOD.TT.59. Operated from
1936c C.P.Ry. adds lever to Davenport interlocking for control of approach signal 49(4L) on the westward main to facilitate movement of trains between Lambton yard and northward on the MacTier SubdivisionSignaling Change on Canadian Pacific, Railway Signaling Vol. 30, December 1937, pg. 687.
1950-09-26 C.P.Ry. revisions to home signals Davenport at Davenport approvedB.T.C. Order No. 752265
Date Image Notes
1923-06-15 Image Not Available
Andrew Merrilees collection / NAC / B-009501 		Looking south across diamond crossing between the single track C.N.Rys. Newmarket Subdivision and double track C.P.Ry. North Toronto Subdivision. A tank car, gondola and two box cars have been spotted at the Galena Signal Oil Company of Canada opposite the "signal house".
1937c Image Not Available
Photographer unknown 		Union Style "TC" table interlocker and mimic panel, which were located in the Symington Ave gateman's towerSignaling Change on Canadian Pacific, Railway Signaling Vol. 30, December 1937, pg. 687.